By Powder Matt
Hollywood, actors, artists, musicians, movie critics and hordes of others have all released their best, worst, must do and top lists for 2013. Skiers and snowboarders not worthy of their own list? of course not…so here it is my top 5 must try skiing and snowboarding experiences for 2013!

Try a Powder Paradise…yep! you owe it to yourself. Try heli skiing, try cat skiing or visit one of the side roads of Southeastern, British Columbia, home of the famed Powder Highway and check out ski resorts like Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Fernie Alpine Resort (so far over 17 feet of snow to date as of Dec 20th!), Kimberley Alpine Resort and Whitewater to name a few.

Looking for a new twist on your skiing and riding experience? Try sidecountry. Sidecountry is exploration of the fringes of your ski resort. Finding nuggets of powder stashes on the edges of your ski resort, still within the ski area boundary. Enjoy the exploration and finding new skiing and riding lines in 2013!

Big sticks a must. For enjoying Powder Paradise check out the latest in powder toys! Big Powder friendly skis and snowboards. They make ripping pow so much fun!!

Time to share. You have enjoyed so many good years with friends and family skiing and snowboarding so 2013 is the perfect time to bring another friend into the snow fun world! Share your passion and take a friend who has never tried skiing and or snowboarding up to the mountains. The mountains provide so much benefit that your friend will thank you!

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